Help:IPA/Dutch

This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Dutch on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Dutch in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Dutch pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Dutch phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Dutch as well as dialectal variations not represented here.

Consonants IPA Examples English approximation b bitⓘ bit d dikⓘ duck f fitⓘ[a], hoofdvakⓘ fit ɣ gitⓘ, gaanⓘ[a] between again but without touching the roof of the mouth and hue ɦ hitⓘ[a], gehooptⓘ behind j jasⓘ yes k kitⓘ, cabaretⓘ skit, (phrase final, kit) l lidⓘ, schilⓘ lit, li'l (distinctly pronounced) m mistⓘ, kwamⓘ[b] mist, qualm n nestⓘ, manⓘ[b] nest, douane, gone ŋ langⓘ[b] long, bang p pitⓘ, hebⓘ[c] spit, (phrase final, pit) r ritⓘ, verⓘ, scheur...ⓘ[d] guttural R ribⓘ, grasⓘ, ...verschuivingⓘ[d] "American" atom s sokⓘ[a], hoofdzaakⓘ sip (B), between sip and ship (retracted) (N) t tipⓘ, lidⓘ[c] stip, (phrase final, tip) v vitⓘ[a], hoofdenⓘ vid ʋ witⓘ, tweeⓘ[e] like looser very (N), very without the tongue (B) x achtⓘ[a], wigⓘ[c] SE loch, almost "strong" kit z zeepⓘ[a], hoosdenⓘ zoop (B), between zoop and jupe (retracted) (N) Marginal consonants dʑ Giovanniⓘ, jungleⓘ[f] jeep, squidgy ɡ goalⓘ[g] goal ɱ omvallenⓘ[b] symphony ɲ oranjeⓘ, Trijntjeⓘ[f][b] somewhat like canyon ɕ sjabloonⓘ, chefⓘ[f] sheep, squishy tɕ tientjeⓘ, Tsjechiëⓘ, checkⓘ[f] cheap, itchy ʑ juryⓘ[a][f] gite, Givenchy ʔ beëindigⓘ [bəˈʔɛindəx], Trijntje Oosterhuis [-ə ˈʔoː-][h] catch in uh-oh! Stress ˈ voorkomenⓘ voorkomenⓘ as in commandeer /ˌkɒmənˈdɪər/ ˌ Other representations ( ) maken [ˈmaːkə(n)] zelf [zɛl(ə)f] Optional sound[i]

Vowels IPA Examples English approximation Checked vowels[j] ɑ badⓘ gouache but shorter ɛ bedⓘ bet, bed ɪ bitⓘ bit, bid ɔ botⓘ 'bot, pod generraly too open ʏ putⓘ SSB good, or a shorter nurse Free vowels and diphthongs[j] aː baatⓘ, jaⓘ, batenⓘ "Brit" lad, generally longer ɑi̯ aiⓘ I, price aːi̯ saaisⓘ size, prize eː beetⓘ, zeeⓘ[k] GenAm bay beetⓘ, beterⓘ SE bay ɛi̯ bijtⓘ, eiⓘ "Brit" bait œy̯ buitⓘ, buiⓘ "Canadian" ice, out eːu̯ eeuwⓘ, geeuwⓘ jaywalk ə deⓘ, beginnenⓘ again i bietⓘ, drieⓘ beet ~ bid iu̯ nieuwⓘ ew! oː bootⓘ, zoⓘ[k] bowl bootⓘ, groteⓘ[k] story øː scheutⓘ, beuⓘ[k] "Brit" blue ~ no or burr scheutⓘ ɔi̯ hoiⓘ hoi, choice oːi̯ nooitⓘ noise ʌu̯ bouwtⓘ, oudⓘ out, Mao gebouwⓘ, nauwⓘ AusE no u boetⓘ, hoedⓘ who'll ~ RP hood ui̯ groeiⓘ gooey y fuutⓘ roughly like few yu̯ duwⓘ dew or do Marginal vowels ɑː castⓘ[l] father ɑ̃ː genreⓘ[l] croissant ɛː scèneⓘ[m] BrE square ɛ̃ː hautainⓘ[l] doyen œː freuleⓘ[l] fur iː analyseⓘ[n], nierⓘ, bierⓘ beer, FR pire ɔː rozeⓘ[l][o] thought ɔ̃ː chansonⓘ[l] montage uː cruiseⓘ[n], boerⓘ, boertⓘ fuel, FR pour yː centrifugeⓘ[n], kuurⓘ, buurⓘ fugue, FR pure

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